- Title
- Feasibility and Acceptability of a Novel Online Program for Mental Health Carers
- Creator
- Fitzgeraldson, Elloyse; Triandafilidis, Zoi; Franklin, Yohana; Palazzi, Kerrin; Kay-Lambkin, Frances; Fitzpatrick, Sally
- Relation
- International Journal of Psychological Research Vol. 16, Issue 1, p. 41-55
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.21500/20112084.5733
- Publisher
- Universidad de San Buenaventura, Medellin * Facultad de Psicologia
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2023
- Description
- Objective: To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a new online program (Minds Together ) for carers of a person with depressive or anxiety symptoms. Methods: Using a two-arm randomised controlled trial design, 108 carers of a person with depressive or anxiety symptomology aged 16 years or over (89% female; mean age 50 years) received immediate or delayed access to the Minds Together program. Feasibility was measured using program activation and survey completion rates. Acceptability was measured using a project-specific satisfaction scale, semi-structured interviews, and program completion metadata. The study used intention-to-treat (ITT) analysis for participant-reported outcomes (carer burden, coping self-efficacy) across groups. Results: Feasibility and acceptability thresholds were consistent with similar studies: 59% activated their program account, 47% met the program completion threshold, and almost all reported satisfaction with the program. The ITT indicated trends in increased coping self-efficacy and reduced carer burden for the Intervention group, compared to the Waitlist control. Conclusions: The Minds Together program is a feasible and acceptable program for carers supporting a person with depressive or anxiety symptomology. Results support exploration of the program’s efficacy in a full-scale RCT.
- Subject
- carers; caregivers; depression; anxiety; mental health; relatives
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1491853
- Identifier
- uon:53135
- Identifier
- ISSN:2011-2084
- Rights
- x
- Language
- eng
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